Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Chair Valerie Gin, Scott Barnett, LeQuez Spearman
MISSION: The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies serves to provide the academic foundation for the study, understanding, commitment and action dealing with leisure, fitness, wellness, recreation, sport and outdoor education activities. The goals of the major are to challenge students to study emerging societal changes and ethical implications in leisure values and quality-of-life issues from a Christian worldview and a multidisciplinary perspective. The theoretical curriculum focuses on understanding the meaning and role of leisure, play, sport and outdoor education as influenced by psychological, sociological, economic, theological, philosophical and cultural factors. The professional curriculum provides concepts, education strategies and appropriate experiential preparation for leadership and programming in leisure, recreation and outdoor education. The department seeks to prepare students for fields such as community recreation, YMCA, camps, adventure-based programs, youth recreational programs, sports programs, resort and commercial recreation, recreation for special populations, and recreation management.
Recreation and Leisure Studies Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) Semester
The Recreation and Leisure Studies W.I.L.D. Semester exposes students to the historical, cultural, spiritual, moral and environmental dimensions of the wilderness and encourages critical thought about issues important to outdoor educators. Through a living and learning community, experiential opportunities, extensive outdoor travel and fieldwork, students will obtain valuable outdoor skills, leadership experience and crucial outdoor certifications. The Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development Semester will fulfill requirements for a Christian ministries concentration in outdoor education or it will fulfill 16 of the 20-credit minor in outdoor education which can be completed with the addition of an internship placement. Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder required for completion of concentration for majors. Contact Rich Obenschain, director La Vida Center for Outdoor Education and Leadership, or Scott Barnett, Director of the W.I.L.D. Semester.
ProgramsMajorMinorCoursesOutdoor EducationPhysical EducationRecreation and Leisure Studies
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